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Art, Literature & Philosophy. Versailles.

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1 Art, Literature & Philosophy

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10 developed out of anxiety & uncertainty related to political instability characteristics elongated figures showed suffering heightened emotion (and less emphasis on reason) El Greco was the best known Mannerist painter

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14 brought together the classical ideals of the Renaissance with religious revival characteristics dramatic effects to create emotion display the power of the king artists included Gian Lorenzo Bernini & Atemisia Gentileschi

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19 William Shakespeare a playwright, actor & dramatist wrote works that appealed to a wide audience The Globe Theater major works Romeo & Juliet Hamlet Julius Caesar Macbeth Twelfth Night Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Night’s Dream

20 Miguel de Cervantes Spanish writer major work – Don Quixote contrasts the two sides of a person the visionary (Don Quixote) the realist (Sancho Panza)

21 Thomas Hobbes major work –Leviathan (1651) life is “nasty, brutish & short” people agree to a social contract for protection was an argument in favor of absolute monarchy

22 John Locke major work – Two Treatises of Government (1690) natural rights 3 phases 1. Govts. created by the people. 2. Govt. protects the rights of the people. 3. If govt. does not meet the needs of the people, the people have the right to rebel & form a new govt. did not support absolutism


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